In the last years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a great poet, Tao Yuanming and Zi Yuanliang. The pen "fun" pavilion www.biquge.info Xunyang Chaisang people, is today's Xunyang, Jiujiang City, according to legend, he is the descendant of the famous general Tao Kan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the story of Tao's mother interception is passed down through the ages. I knew very early that Tao Yuanming did not bend his waist for five buckets of rice, and the story of the Peach Blossom Spring he wrote was also widely circulated. In the article Peach Blossom Spring, he wrote about a fisherman in Wuling who once rowed a boat along a creek to fish and came to a peach forest full of flowers and fresh grass. The fisherman was fascinated by the sight and rowed his boat further on, reaching the end of the woods and finding a small hole. He lost the boat, and went into the cave at first, but after walking for a while, it suddenly became clear that there was a large village in the cave, where the land was fertile, and there were rows of mulberry trees, men, women, and children, who came and went, worked diligently, and lived a carefree and peaceful life. Everyone saw that the fisherman was a stranger and warmly invited him to drink and eat. The fisherman talked to everyone, and only then did he know that the ancestors of the people in the village had taken refuge here in the last years of the Qin Dynasty. They didn't know that there was a Han Dynasty after Qin, let alone any Three Kingdoms and Jin. The fisherman stayed there for a few days and said goodbye and went home. On his way home, he made a lot of markings and was ready to visit again. Back in Wuling, he reported to Taishou. Taishou was also very interested, and sent someone to follow the fisherman to find the peach blossom forest, but he couldn't find the hole. The paradise that Tao Yuanming wrote would not have existed in the society at that time. However, the picture he portrayed in his article that everyone worked and lived a prosperous and stable life reflected the good wishes of the people in the dark and turbulent era at that time. Therefore, this article has always been loved by later generations. And Tao Yuanming was born in this turbulent era, because he couldn't get used to the corruption of the imperial court at that time, so he lived in seclusion in his hometown, but how could he not bend his waist for five buckets of rice?

Tao Yuanming's great-grandfather was Tao Kan, a famous general in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, although he was a big official, he was not a big landowner of the Shi clan. It was passed on to Tao Yuanming's generation, and the family was already very poor. And Tao Yuanming likes to read since he was a child and doesn't want to be an official, so his family is often poor and can't open the pot. But he still reads and writes poems, enjoying himself. He saw five willow trees in front of his house, so he gave himself the nickname Mr. Wuliu. Later, Tao Yuanming became poorer and poorer, and even relied on his own cultivation of the fields, unable to support his family. Relatives and friends persuaded him to go out to find a half-official position, but he had no choice but to agree. The local government heard that Tao Yuanming was a descendant of a famous general and a literary talent, so they recommended him to join the army under Liu Yu. But after a few days, he saw that the officials and generals at that time were fighting each other, and he was very bored, and asked to go out and become a magistrate. The boss sent him to Peng Ze as a county magistrate. In those days, as a county order, Yulu was actually not high, and Tao Yuanming didn't know how to loot, and second, he didn't know how to embezzle, so he didn't live a rich life, until one day, the county sent a superintendent to Peng Ze to inspect. When the county officials heard the news, they hurriedly reported to Tao Yuanming. Tao Yuanming was twisting his beard and reciting poems in his inner room, and when he heard that the superintendent was coming, he was very disappointed, so he had to reluctantly put down the poetry scroll and prepare to go with the little official to see the superintendent. When the little official saw that he was still wearing civilian clothes, he said in surprise: The post supervisor is here, you should change into official clothes, tie up your belt and go to see him, how can you go in civilian clothes! Tao Yuanming has always been unaccustomed to those post supervisors who rely on official power and prestige, and when he heard that the little official said that he would wear official clothes to pay respects, he could not bear this kind of humiliation. He sighed and said: I don't want to bow to the villain for the sake of these five buckets of rice, which means that I will not bend my waist for the five buckets of rice, and return to the countryside from now on.

In the last years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it was actually the officialdom, politics, governance, and darkness at that time. Only then did Tao Yuanming abandon the official position. But I think Tao Yuanming is a stubborn person, many people serve the court in order to revitalize the court and retain their five-foot body, but you Tao Yuanming only cares about himself and is content with the status quo. If you don't embezzle or exploit the people when you are the county magistrate, and if you achieve your reputation, then won't the people of the county have to live in misery after you leave? You rely on this money to support your family, where is the source of your and your family's livelihood after you leave, and what savings do you have to support you as a hermit and pastoral poet later? The French poet Yourcenar once said: There is nothing dirtier in the world than self-esteem, and your idea of not being in the same stream as others and not bending your waist for five buckets of rice, can you comment that this is your self-esteem?